1979 Tampa Tarpons Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 74-60
Finished 2nd in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Mike Compton (74-60)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lopez Field
Attendance: 93,303, Avg. 1,393
1979 Tampa Tarpons Statistics

The Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League ended the 1979 season with a record of 74 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Tarpons scored 455 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 414 runs. Nick Esasky paced Tampa with 10 home runs and drove in 66 runs. Paul Herring led all regular hitters with a .291 average. Bill Scherrer and Scott Dye topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Bill Scherrer recorded a 1.81 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1979 Tampa Tarpons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Steve Christmas, Nick Esasky, Tom Foley, Paul Gibson, Tom Lawless and Bill Scherrer.

Mike Compton served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Russ AldrichLROctober 14, 19566'0"190
Oscar BritoRROctober 28, 19596'2"155Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Larry BuckleRRMarch 25, 19566'3"180
Steve ChristmasLRDecember 9, 19576'0"190Orlando, FL US
Scott DyeRRJanuary 9, 19576'1"200Biloxi, MS US
Nick EsaskyRRFebruary 24, 19606'3"200Hialeah, FL US
Tom FoleyLRSeptember 9, 19596'1"175Fort Benning, GA US
Paul GibsonRLJanuary 4, 19606'0"165Southampton, NY US
Paul HerringRRMarch 4, 19576'0"175
Pat IngrahamRROctober 25, 19556'3"170
Rich JendraRRJuly 31, 19565'11"170
Bill KucharLLFebruary 11, 19596'3"190
Tom LawlessRRDecember 19, 19565'11"170Erie, PA US
Rick LombardoLLFebruary 19, 19565'11"170
Greg MeyerRLNovember 4, 19576'0"180
Mark MooreSLJuly 26, 19566'1"190Indianapolis, IN US
Jose MotaSRDecember 10, 19566'2"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Alex NeelyRRJanuary 15, 19576'6"230Riverton, WY US
Doug NeuenschwanderRRFebruary 2, 19555'11"180
Carlos PimentelRRNovember 10, 19596'3"180
Dan SarrettRRJune 7, 19586'0"185
Bill ScherrerLLJanuary 20, 19586'4"170Tonawanda, NY US
Steve SkaggsRRAugust 1, 19576'5"210
Ron StrykerRRJanuary 29, 19596'2"184
Jim TaylorRRDecember 21, 19595'11"185
Randy TownRRNovember 25, 19566'0"175
Eski ViltzSRMarch 6, 19605'10"150
Tony WalkerRRJune 27, 19595'9"155

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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